3rd T20 International: Indian Batting Falls Apart as England Win by 125 Runs To Take 2-0 Lead
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got a taste of the fact that international cricket isn't always child's play as England pacers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were fast and furious in clinically decimating India by a record 125 runs in the third T20 International here on Tuesday. This was India's worst T20I defeat in terms of margin of runs as only four batters got into double digits.
England took 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The first match was abandoned. Tearaway quicks Archer (3/29 in 3 overs) and Tongue (4/28 in 4 overs) bowled with a lot of fire and hostility inside the Powerplay as India surrendered meekly getting shot out for 76 runs in 11.4 overs in pursuit of 202.
Shreyas Iyer's winless streak has now extended to five games and this Indian team under Gautam Gambhir's stewardship looks a disjointed unit. It wasn't a pretty sight as birthday boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni watched his favourite team get dismantled one over at a time. England's 201 for 7 was largely based on opener Phil Salt's 70 and Sam Curran's unbeaten 41 in a late assault.
The match as a contest was over once India were reduced to 52 for 5 in five overs. The worst part was that this was one of India's worst batting performances in recent times, marked by poor shot selection and no stomach for a fight. The remaining time was a mere formality, and sending a hit-and-miss slogger like Harshit Rana at No. 7 inside the Powerplay ahead of Shivam Dube raised too many eyebrows.
Sooryavanshi once again hit a couple of sixes -- one each off Archer and Tongue -- but his 13-run knock ended in just five deliveries. A sharp bouncer directed on his right shoulder
England took 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The first match was abandoned. Tearaway quicks Archer (3/29 in 3 overs) and Tongue (4/28 in 4 overs) bowled with a lot of fire and hostility inside the Powerplay as India surrendered meekly getting shot out for 76 runs in 11.4 overs in pursuit of 202.
Shreyas Iyer's winless streak has now extended to five games and this Indian team under Gautam Gambhir's stewardship looks a disjointed unit. It wasn't a pretty sight as birthday boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni watched his favourite team get dismantled one over at a time. England's 201 for 7 was largely based on opener Phil Salt's 70 and Sam Curran's unbeaten 41 in a late assault.
The match as a contest was over once India were reduced to 52 for 5 in five overs. The worst part was that this was one of India's worst batting performances in recent times, marked by poor shot selection and no stomach for a fight. The remaining time was a mere formality, and sending a hit-and-miss slogger like Harshit Rana at No. 7 inside the Powerplay ahead of Shivam Dube raised too many eyebrows.
Sooryavanshi once again hit a couple of sixes -- one each off Archer and Tongue -- but his 13-run knock ended in just five deliveries. A sharp bouncer directed on his right shoulder